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1. patient safety organizations (PSOs) made up of external experts, to collect, ag-
gregate, and analyze safety information re-
ported by providers
2. What is the healthcare ecosystem? The whole structure that supports health-
care provision to members of society
3. healthcare ecosystem a system composed of elements that create
a community
4. 5 Ps of the US healthcare system Patients
Providers
Professional administrators
Policymakers
Payers
5. Patients The clients and people receiving services
6. Providers Doctors, nurses, physician assistants
7. Professional administrators Directors, board members, and consultants
8. Policymakers Local state and federal regulatory agencies
9. Payers Insurance companies, state and federal
healthcare
10. 3 primary purposes of the healthcare sys- Affordability
tem Access
Quality
11. healthcare system an organization of individuals, institutions,
and resources that deliver services to clients
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12. stakeholders a group of people with a common interest,
especially in a business
13. How do the elements of the healthcare - Healthcare ecosystems are made up of a
ecosystem work together? variety of individuals, organizations, assets,
and activities.
- To safeguard the public's health, U.S.
health agencies create legislation.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services manages Americans' health issues
and concerns and leads programs to ad-
vance medical research and public health.
- A key component of quality improve-
ment in healthcare is monitoring, evaluat-
ing, and raising standards for high-quality
treatment.
14. What roles do health and human services Health and human services include a wide
workers have within the U.S. healthcare range of professions that support people,
ecosystem? such as health administrators, social work-
ers, care coordinators, public health educa-
tors, public administrators, and social ser-
vices administrators.
15. What are the fundamental components of Organization, funding, and delivery
a healthcare system?
16. What is an example of an advanced prac- A nurse practitioner
tice professional?
17. Where do patients find healthcare services Emergency department, freestanding
to fit their needs? emergency department, urgent care center,
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FQHC, retail clinic, worksite clinic, email, on-
line, mobile, remote monitoring, etc
18. 5 types of healthcare services health promotion
disease prevention
diagnosis and treatment
rehabilitation
chronic care
19. health promotion services Education to help clients reduce the risk of
illness, maintain optimal function, and fol-
low healthy lifestyles through a wide variety
of assistance and activities.
20. Disease prevention services Public health programs designed to reduce
the risk of injury or illness in the workplace
or for the general public.
21. diagnosis and treatment of illness Identifying and treating injury or disease
22. ambulatory care Health care provided outside of institutional
settings
23. Rehabilitation The restoration of a person to normal or
near-normal function after a physical or
mental illness, including chemical addiction
24. chronic care ongoing care for a chronic health condition
25. healthcare facilities the places where people involved in the
healthcare industry work
26. almshouses
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Facilities that provided care for the disabled
or ill in the 1700s, before hospitals were
established
27. Social Security Act of 1965 Established Medicaid, health insurance
for low-income individuals, and Medicare,
health insurance for the disabled in those
65 years of age and older.
28. 3 major forces affecting the development 1) advances in medical education, with pre-
of hospitals dominant use of scientific theory and stan-
dardization of academic training for physi-
cians
2) advances in medical education, with pre-
dominant use of scientific theory and stan-
dardization of academic training for physi-
cians
3) transformation of nursing into a profes-
sion by requiring training in caring for the
wounded and ill, cleanliness and sanitation
procedures, dietary instruction, and simple
organized care
29. 3 methods that the hospital industry is cat- - function or type of service provided
egorized - length of stay
- ownership or source of financial support
30. community hospitals short-term general and specialty hospitals
31. hospital system Organization that includes more than one
hospital or one hospital plus other health-
care organizations such as skilled nursing
facilities.
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1. patient safety organizations (PSOs) made up of external experts, to collect, ag-
gregate, and analyze safety information re-
ported by providers
2. What is the healthcare ecosystem? The whole structure that supports health-
care provision to members of society
3. healthcare ecosystem a system composed of elements that create
a community
4. 5 Ps of the US healthcare system Patients
Providers
Professional administrators
Policymakers
Payers
5. Patients The clients and people receiving services
6. Providers Doctors, nurses, physician assistants
7. Professional administrators Directors, board members, and consultants
8. Policymakers Local state and federal regulatory agencies
9. Payers Insurance companies, state and federal
healthcare
10. 3 primary purposes of the healthcare sys- Affordability
tem Access
Quality
11. healthcare system an organization of individuals, institutions,
and resources that deliver services to clients
, D391 Healthcare Ecosystems
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12. stakeholders a group of people with a common interest,
especially in a business
13. How do the elements of the healthcare - Healthcare ecosystems are made up of a
ecosystem work together? variety of individuals, organizations, assets,
and activities.
- To safeguard the public's health, U.S.
health agencies create legislation.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services manages Americans' health issues
and concerns and leads programs to ad-
vance medical research and public health.
- A key component of quality improve-
ment in healthcare is monitoring, evaluat-
ing, and raising standards for high-quality
treatment.
14. What roles do health and human services Health and human services include a wide
workers have within the U.S. healthcare range of professions that support people,
ecosystem? such as health administrators, social work-
ers, care coordinators, public health educa-
tors, public administrators, and social ser-
vices administrators.
15. What are the fundamental components of Organization, funding, and delivery
a healthcare system?
16. What is an example of an advanced prac- A nurse practitioner
tice professional?
17. Where do patients find healthcare services Emergency department, freestanding
to fit their needs? emergency department, urgent care center,
, D391 Healthcare Ecosystems
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FQHC, retail clinic, worksite clinic, email, on-
line, mobile, remote monitoring, etc
18. 5 types of healthcare services health promotion
disease prevention
diagnosis and treatment
rehabilitation
chronic care
19. health promotion services Education to help clients reduce the risk of
illness, maintain optimal function, and fol-
low healthy lifestyles through a wide variety
of assistance and activities.
20. Disease prevention services Public health programs designed to reduce
the risk of injury or illness in the workplace
or for the general public.
21. diagnosis and treatment of illness Identifying and treating injury or disease
22. ambulatory care Health care provided outside of institutional
settings
23. Rehabilitation The restoration of a person to normal or
near-normal function after a physical or
mental illness, including chemical addiction
24. chronic care ongoing care for a chronic health condition
25. healthcare facilities the places where people involved in the
healthcare industry work
26. almshouses
, D391 Healthcare Ecosystems
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Facilities that provided care for the disabled
or ill in the 1700s, before hospitals were
established
27. Social Security Act of 1965 Established Medicaid, health insurance
for low-income individuals, and Medicare,
health insurance for the disabled in those
65 years of age and older.
28. 3 major forces affecting the development 1) advances in medical education, with pre-
of hospitals dominant use of scientific theory and stan-
dardization of academic training for physi-
cians
2) advances in medical education, with pre-
dominant use of scientific theory and stan-
dardization of academic training for physi-
cians
3) transformation of nursing into a profes-
sion by requiring training in caring for the
wounded and ill, cleanliness and sanitation
procedures, dietary instruction, and simple
organized care
29. 3 methods that the hospital industry is cat- - function or type of service provided
egorized - length of stay
- ownership or source of financial support
30. community hospitals short-term general and specialty hospitals
31. hospital system Organization that includes more than one
hospital or one hospital plus other health-
care organizations such as skilled nursing
facilities.
